In 2001, under Mr. Iger's predecessor, the company took $878 million in charges to close its Go.com portal.
Tyson in April said it estimated $30 to $35 million in charges to close the Maryland plant with the loss of 600 jobs.
Pittsburgh built a 33-28 leafterter a 13-2 charge to close an up-tempo first half in which the lead changed three times.
It all coalesced into a furious 21-6 charge to close the third quarter — a rally that changed the tenor of the game and left the young Pacers dumbfounded.
Penney said it planned to take about $530 million in charges to close the stores and dismiss an undisclosed number of workers, including some headquarters staff.
Further afield, the $5.3 billion charge to close the Concert venture has been financially offset this year by gains of about $14.5 billion from the AT&T Wireless spinoff and the sale of AT&T's stake in Japan Telecom.
Electrolux, a maker of household appliances, said first-quarter profit fell 57percentt because of a $127 million charge to close an American factory and as sales declined for a ninth quarter.
Iranian hard-liners, who have waged a war against President Mohammad Khatami's democratic reforms, have used similar charges to close down 20 publications, most of them reformist newspapers, in the last several months.
In April competitor Pioneer-Standard said it would take $12 million in charges to close a plant and cut overhead.
Web sites typically charge buyers' commissions from 5% to 10%, but savvy shoppers know that sellers often will agree to absorb some or all of that charge to close a deal.
